• Drury Lane is a fictional detective created by Ellery Queen in the 1930s under the byline of Barnaby Ross. Later publications reverted to the Ellery Queen...
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  • commonly known simply as Drury Lane. Drury Lane (character), a character created by Ellery Queen, writing as Barnaby Ross. Drury Lane pantomime, the pantomime...
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    The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, commonly known as Drury Lane, is a West End theatre and Grade I listed building in Covent Garden, London, England. The building...
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  • Walter P. Lane (1817–1892), Confederate general William Lane (disambiguation) Solomon Lane, in the film Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Drury Lane (character)...
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    Drury Lane pantomime is a long tradition at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, dating from the early 18th century. In every Christmas season, a pantomime...
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    for example, another popular English version substitutes "Dorset Lane" for Drury Lane, while in the Dutch version (entitled Zeg ken jij de mosselman),...
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    that formed part of British pantomimes, notably at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and the Sadler's Wells and Covent Garden theatres. He became so dominant...
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  • the foreman of the Shiloh Ranch, played by Drury. His top hand, Trampas (McClure), was the only character to remain with the show for the entire run,...
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    Widow Twankey (category Musical theatre characters)
    (many have played it more than once) Wilkie Bard 1909 Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Desmond Barrit 1999 Theatre Royal, Norwich Christopher Biggins 2005 Richmond...
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  • Langton – Lynda La Plante (played by Ciarán Hinds in Above Suspicion) Drury Lane (character) – a deaf detective created by Ellery Queen Detective J.D. LaRue...
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    engaged Garrick for a season at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in the West End. He remained with the Drury Lane company for the next five years and purchased...
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    Sarah Siddons achieved fame with him on the stage of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. His other siblings, Charles Kemble, Stephen Kemble, Ann Hatton, and Elizabeth...
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    just a week before the show's first preview at London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Lane went on to win the Olivier Award as Best Actor in a Musical. His performance...
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  • married Mary Ann Staples and they set up a dairy shop together at 173 Drury Lane, Holborn. The couple had probably saved a few pounds with which to buy...
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    comedy, 8vo, 1804, acted at Drury Lane on 7 Feb. 1804. All for Fame, comic sketch, not printed, recited at Drury Lane on 15 May 1805 for the benefit...
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  • 1695, John and Susanna Verbruggen remained with Christopher Rich at the Drury Lane Theatre, where they were important assets to the depleted company. Rich...
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    wealthy woman. She remained at the Drury Lane for 18 years, being the first to play more than 30 important characters, notably Lady Teazle (1777) in The...
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  • 2012. She appeared with Drury, Clarke, Sara Lane, and Quine. She attended a third 50th-anniversary celebration with Drury, Clarke, Jones, Roberta Shore...
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    the very last night of the Old Drury Lane Theatre, which was then closed and demolished. Appearing in London at Drury Lane in 1787, Kelly enjoyed great...
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    written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It was first performed in London at Drury Lane Theatre on 8 May 1777. Scene I: Lady Sneerwell, a wealthy young widow...
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    Pantomime dame (category Female stock characters)
    haunt the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. John Linehan (born 1952) – Northern Irish actor and pantomime dame better known as the character May McFettridge. Resident...
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    of the character. Jane Austen refers to his popularity in a letter to her sister Cassandra dated 2 March 1814: "Places are secured at Drury Lane for Saturday...
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    mediocre but in 1815 she obtained a five-year contract at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on a salary of £10 a week, gaining the contract more for her good looks...
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    Lewis. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 22 April 1799. It was partly inspired by characters from Frances Burney's Cecilia while the playbill...
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  • Sheridan. When her husband was appointed as prompter at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London she joined the company there, making her first appearance there...
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    Sitting Around Talking (Drury Lane Theater, Water Tower Place, Chicago, Illinois 1983) A Little Family Business (Drury Lane Oak Brook, Illinois, 1985)...
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  • Abanazar (pantomime) (category Fictional character stubs)
    Payne 1865 Covent Garden Opera House Herbert Campbell 1885 Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Arthur Williams 1885 Prince of Wales's Theatre, Birmingham Albert Chevalier...
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    1818 she created the character Bianca, which was seen in the play Fazio, by Dean Milman. She eventually quit performing on Drury Lane. She moved onto appearing...
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    patent theatres Covent Garden, the Haymarket Theatre and particularly at Drury Lane. Davison was taller than average, with dark hair, and strongly formed...
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  • series is set in 18th Century London where Cat lives in the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, after she was abandoned on the front steps of the theatre and taken in...
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